Tarrant County will receive $8.4 million in a settlement from a lawsuit against three opioid distributors. County ...

“We had a massive opioid problem that needed to be rectified,” said Antonio Ciaccia, president of 3 Axis Advisors, a consulting firm that analyzes prescription drug pricing. “But the federal ...

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A huge opioid settlement ...

About The Study: In this study of Oregon residents in households of at least two members, the findings suggest that household prescription availability is associated with increased odds of opioid ...

Andy Beshear (D) signed an emergency regulation Thursday banning all products containing tianeptine, citing a warning by the ...

A suspicious test result should prompt a frank discussion between doctor and patient, and possibly a higher level of care.

Prescription opioid use could have a negative effect on cognitive function in older adults, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The ...

Recently incarcerated people with opioid use disorder have trust in working with peer support specialists who recovered from ...

“We had a massive opioid problem that needed to be rectified,” said Antonio Ciaccia, president of 3 Axis Advisors, a consulting firm that analyzes prescription drug pricing. “But the federal ...

Long-term opioid abuse causes the body to develop high tolerance levels and a need for increased dosage beyond the original prescription level. Without appropriate responses by the healthcare ...

Deaths from all opioid-related overdoses, including prescription, synthetic opioids and heroin, substantially increased from fewer than 400 in 2019 to more than 600 in 2021, annual data from the ...